Question

The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 14 inches. If the length of one leg is 6 inches, what is the approximate length of the other leg?

A. 11.5 inches B. 12.6 inches C. 15.2 inches D. 20.0 inches

Answer 1

The answer is B.) 12.6 inches

Explanation:

other leg = 14^2 - 6^2

other leg = 196 - 36

other leg = (square root of) 160

other leg = 12.65

So, the answer is B.) 12.6 inches.

Answer 2

according to pythagoras theorem, 14^2 = 6^2 + side^2

=> the other side would be= 12.64 inches